Columbia, Maryland Population & Demographics

Statistic	Columbia	Maryland	National
Population	105,412	6,045,680	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	3,301	627	91
Median age	38.7	38.3	37.7
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	0.9:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	55%	54%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	42%	44%	43%
Speak English	77%	82%	79%
Speak Spanish	7%	7%	13%

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Columbia is 426% higher than Maryland
The median age in Columbia is 1% higher than Maryland
In Columbia 50.40% of the population is White
In Columbia 27.50% of the population is Black
In Columbia 13.27% of the population is Asian

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Columbia population breakdown by race

Race	Columbia	Maryland	National
White	50.40%	57.19%	73.35%
Black	27.50%	29.63%	12.63%
Asian	13.27%	6.08%	5.22%
American Indian	0.45%	0.27%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.05%	0.05%	0.18%
Mixed race	6.26%	3.12%	3.06%
Other race	2.07%	3.67%	4.75%

In Columbia, 9.4% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Columbia age breakdown

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Age of children in married couples

Source: The Columbia, MD demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).